Kewal Singh, the accused gave a blow on her head with kirpan and she died. At the concluding portion of para 8 of the report ... from the evidence of the prosecution that appellant Hardev Singh aimed his kirpan blow at the head of Tej Kaur. It may well be that
conduct of
the appellant-accused that he at once
took out his kirpan and started giving
blows to the opposite party proves that
the attack ... weapon used in the f ight between
the parties is kirpan which is used by
"Amritdhari Sikhs" as a spiritual tool
weapon used in the fight between the
parties is kirpan which is used by "Amritdhari Sikhs"
as a spiritual tool. In the present ... case, the kirpan
used by the appellant-accused was a small kirpan. In
order to find out whether the instrument or manner
of retaliation
grants Sikh community's right of 'wearing and
carrying of kirpan; [Explanation 1 below Article
25] Even though the Constitution of India grants ... special permission for Sikhs to wear "Kirpan" then
also People of Karnataka think "Kirpan" as mere
"Chaku" (knife
that
particular day there was heavy rains. He stated that a
Kirpan or a chaku and a leather pouch were lying close to
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each ... voluntary information given by
accused No.1 he has seized one Kirpan and its cover and
he packed them separately and sealed them
N. Scmasekhar vs State Of Karnataka on 18 November, 1991
Equivalent citations: ILR1992KAR754
ORDER
Hanumanthappa
Constitution of India, Explanation No. 1 permitted wearing and carrying of Kirpans by sikhs and not that of Wearing of Turban as being
classes and sections of Hindus.
Explanation I.--The wearing and carrying of kirpans shall be deemed to be included in the profession of the Sikh
classes and sections of Hindus.
Explanation I - The wearing and carrying of kirpans shall
be deemed to be included in the profession of the Sikh
Sri Adrushya Kadeshwara Swamiji vs The Deputy Commissioner on 25 November, 2025
Author: M.Nagaprasanna
